My Take on Operation Vengeance

I know this scenario exists already, I believe in a file obtainable from the Check Your 6! discussion group, but I wanted to delve into the mission to shoot down Yamamoto on my own, without reviewing the existing scenario. I am pretty pleased by the result, after consulting various books and YouTube videos about the event. Then I used a little AI to mix the parts together, providing direction in terms of Check Your 6! formatting, and then did some adjusting, and now I have a pretty good scenario for Operation Vengeance. One could of course add in the other eight P-38s but that would make a huge scenario, and historically it was the "Killer Flight" that saw all the action (which begs the question, just where were the covering flights?).

Without further ado, Operation Vengeance.

Progress on the Slovakian Front

The draft front cover

I have been reformatting the Slovak-Hungarian War scenario booklet (at twenty pages and eight scenarios, I can't bring myself to call it a book), getting all the scenarios "cleaned up" as the scenario template found on the discussion group is a bit janky. I also have had three vendors send over ads to include in the guide, provided gratis as all three entities have been gracious to me in the past through our communications and dealings. I am still awaiting one more advert, and then once the formatting has been completed I will see if the self-publishing portal I have used in the past for some Civil War projects can also do a smaller page count project (lulu.com). 

The cover, pictured left, is looking decent. The booklet will have color aircraft profiles, color photos of games, a listing of where to obtain miniatures for the war as well as a bit of a background to the conflict. Six of the scenarios have their roots in historical events, meaning they are, as much as I could make possible, based on the real deal. One scenario is purely hypothetical, and the final scenario is based on an event that almost took place had the orders not be rescinded due to the cease fire that ended the shooting war.

I hope to have the scenarios all reformatted in a few days, then the process of uploading to the self-publishing site might take a day, then it will be ready for sale if the price points make it affordable for gamers. Profit margins will be minimal as I simply want to get this, the first of what might turn into a few Check You 6! scenario books, available to gamers.

Arrows Over Bavaria

I know I have an addiction for Check Your 6! when I drop coin on painted planes that had very little service during Worlds War Two - in this case the Dornier Do 335 Pfeil (Arrow). Miscellaneous Miniatures had a schwarm of Arrows painted and ready to go, and after looking at them several times on the Misc. Minis website, I pulled the trigger. Oh, I have zero use for them, but I have been dealing with a little tension and anxiety of late, probably mixed in with a little depression, due to my father. The amount of tasks and chores I have to handle is rather overwhelming, and his house needs much attention in preparation for an auction for the goods in the house, and then readying for sale - and his place is a solid forty-five minute drive from the condo. Thank God that my wife has been fantastic throughout. Anyway, not a post for complaint, but I find myself buying more books and other things for gaming of late, a sure sign of compensation.

Because they were there

Back on track - I have worked up outlines for scenarios that feature the Dornier in action over Bavaria in mid to late 1945. The first scenario has been created, although it is rather sparse in detail (I'll work on that). It features the Lockheed F-80 vs. the Pfeil is a straightforward shoot 'em up.

Jet Age Dawning